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UA Engineering Students, Athletics Work Together for Medical Tent    /  UA News

A collaboration between Crimson Tide Athletics and the College of Engineering, a collapsible tent designed to limit distractions during medical evaluations while providing better privacy for student athletes at The University of Alabama has been introduced this football season.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Mechanical Engineering, Research, Students, UA News   

UA Alumni Association Honors Four Faculty Members with Teaching Awards    /  UA News

The University of Alabama National Alumni Association has announced the 2015 recipients of the University’s highest honor for excellence in teaching – the Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Awards. This year’s honorees are Dr. Mark E. Barkey, Kimberly K. Boone, Dr. Paul Houghtaling and Dr. Timothy S. Snowden.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 20, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, UA News    /    Features:     

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“WOW! That’s Engineering” encourages middle-school students to look into tech fields    /  The Tuscaloosa News

On Saturday, University of Alabama mechanical engineering professor Beth Todd began a daylong engineering seminar aimed at middle-school students with a slideshow for their parents. Todd showed slides of famous…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 19, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach, Students    /    Features:     

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University of Alabama joins nationwide initiative in STEM fields    /  The Tuscaloosa News

The University of Alabama is among approximately 25 institutions nationwide working together to develop resources to help create sustainable change and improve participation by minority women and girls in science,…


Source: The Tuscaloosa News    /    Published: October 12, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Outreach   

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New Material That Slows Light Might Be in Your Next Optical Wire    /  Softpedia

It seems that scientists at the University of Alabama designed and made a material that changes the speed of light in a new, and more effective way than previous methods…


Source: Softpedia    /    Published: October 9, 2015    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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UA Women Engineers to Host Event for Middle School Girls    /  UA News

The University of Alabama section of the Society of Women Engineers, or SWE, will host about 200 middle-school girls at the 2015 “Wow! That’s Engineering” event Oct. 17.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 8, 2015    /    Posted in:   Events, Outreach, Students, UA News   

UA Researchers Design Material that More Effectively Slows Light    /  UA News

Researchers at The University of Alabama designed and made a material that manipulates the speed of light in a new, more effective way than previous methods, according to findings recently published in Scientific Reports by the Nature Publishing Group.


Author: Associated Engineering Press    /    Published: October 5, 2015    /    Posted in:   Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty and Staff, Mechanical Engineering, Research, UA News    /    Features:   ,   

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Alabama Innovation Fund awards $4.5 million for promising research    /  Made in Alabama

MONTGOMERY, Alabama – The Alabama Innovation Fund has awarded nearly $4.5 million to advance research being conducted at universities and other institutions, providing key support for programs that could generate…


Source: Made in Alabama    /    Published: October 1, 2015    /    Posted in:   Awards and Honors, Faculty and Staff, In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Research    /    Features:   ,   

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From the Olympic Stadium to Alabama Soccer Complex    /  Crimson White

Standing on the field at Olympic Stadium in Montreal Celia Jimenez looks into the stands to see her parents. She then flashes back to the moment when she kicked her…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 25, 2015    /    Posted in:   Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, In The News, Students   

No handlebars: Student gains recognition as campus Unicycle Guy    /  Crimson White

Heads turn as a one-wheeled vehicle zips by students making their way to their 8 a.m. classes. They wonder if it’s a bike or maybe a skateboard. It’s neither. It’s…


Source: Crimson White    /    Published: September 23, 2015    /    Posted in:   In The News, Mechanical Engineering, Students   

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In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s College of Engineering has more than 5,800 students and more than 150 faculty. In recent years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater, Hollings, Portz, Boren, Mitchell and Truman scholars.